Sergey Simakov is one of the most distinguished Russian conductors of his generation. In 2015, he was awarded the 1st prize at the International Conducting Competition Jeunesses Musicales Bucharest. He also worked as Assistant Conductor for the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin and the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz (Season 2012-2013). In 2016, Sergey Simakov worked as Music Director and Conductor at the „Oper Oder-Spree“ festival in a production of Händel’s „Orlando“ and conducted concerts during the Bucharest Music Film Festival. Sergey Simakov is founder and Artistic Director of „Giraud Ensemble Zurich“.